Ernest Tubb

Ernest Tubb (9 February 1914-6 September 1984) was an American country singer-songwriter. Tubb was a lifelong Texas Democrat, and he was considered to be a "Yellow Dog Democrat".

Biography
Ernest Tubb was born in Crisp, Texas on 9 February 1914, the son of a sharecropper. He spent his youth working on farms across the state, and he would later take up an interest in music due to his love for Jimmie Rodgers' country music. In 1936, he contacted Rodgers' widow to ask for an autographed photo, and the two of them became friends. Tubb's music career was launched, and he joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1943. Tubb was known to be a lifelong supporter of the Democratic Party, a bar owner, a beer distributor, and a honky tonk hero, with his 1941 song "Walking the Floor Over You" marking the rise of honky tonk music; in 1948, he was the first singer to record a hit version of "Blue Christmas". He continued to have success as a songwriter during the 1950s and 1960s, recording duets with Loretta Lynn during the early 1960s (including their hit "Sweet Thang"). Tubb died in Nashville, Tennessee in 1984 at the age of 70.